HECMontreal
HEC Montréal
Location:
Montréal, Canada
Introduction:
HEC Montréal is the independent business School of the University of Montréal. Located in Montréal, Quebec, it is a French-language university institution offering internationally renowned management education and the first in North America to be awarded the three most prestigious international accreditations in its field: AACSB International, EQUIS and AMBA. It is known for its international atmosphere, with one third of students and 40% of professors coming from overseas and one of Canada's leading business schools with over a hundred years of history. The School has a multilingual approach, with some courses offered in English and Spanish in addition to the French curriculum, as well as French workshops and courses in business English and business Spanish. It has Canada's largest bilingual business library and one of the best-equipped trading rooms of any university, updated with real-time financial data by Bloomberg and Reuters.
Montréal is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second-largest in North America for the number of students per capita, it offers a stimulating environment for studies and research. It is also a vibrant metropolis, known worldwide for its tremendous variety of cultural activities.
HEC Montréal offers an ideal location for ASB's first intra-Canadian exchange and we are proud to offer our students the opportunity to experience and form a stronger connection with other areas within Canada as well as overseas destinations. Through this exchange, we hope to highlight Canada's internal cultural, geographic and linguistic diversity and facilitate further intra-Canadian connections and cooperation. By allowing participants to gain a better understanding of another region of their home country which may differ greatly from the environment with which they are most familiar, our partnership with HEC Montréal will benefit Canada as a whole as it helps to bridge east-west differences and prepares better-informed, better-qualified citizens.
Academic Areas of Expertise/Focus:
All fields related to business administration, with specializations in Applied Economics, Finance, and Mathematics, Business Analysism — Information Technologies, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources Management, International Business, Logistics & Operations Management, Management, Marketing, Project Management and Sustainable Development Management
Level:
BCom only
Available Spots:
4 semester spots/academic year
Special Admission Requirements:
n/a
Approximate Term Dates:
Semester 1: August - December
Semester 2: January - April
Summer Program Option:
HEC Montréal Business French Summer School - Language and Culture course
Academics
Full-time Course Load: 15 credits (5 courses)/semester is standard; a minimum course load of 12 credits (4 courses, may include 1 language course) is required; the maximum course load is 18 credits (5 business courses plus 1 language course)
Language(s) of Instruction: French, English and Spanish
*Assuming sufficient language skills, exchange student are able to take a mix of French, English & Spanish taught courses
Course Restrictions: Exchange students are not permitted to take non-business courses from other faculties
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General Information for Exchange Students
Services
✕ On-Campus Student Residences
✓ Off-Campus Housing Assistance
✓ Buddy Program
✓ Pre-Semester Orientation Program
✓ Language Courses
✕ Airport Pick-up Service
✓ Mandatory Insurance Program
✕ Internship Placement Program
✕ Host Family/Home Stay Program
Special Funding:
n/a
Student Feedback:
Past Participant Reports (requires login with UofA CCID)
Destination Overview (averages based on 1 review by past participants):
Academic Quality compared to ASB | |||||||||| | |
Lower | Higher | |
Academic Difficulty compared to ASB | | | | |
Difficult | Easy | |
Need for Second Language | |||||||||| | |
Essential | Unnecessary | |
Extracurriculars & Social Options | |||||||||||||||||||| | |
Nonexistent | Excellent | |
Cost of Living compared to Edmonton | | | | |
High $$$ | Low $ | |
Housing Options | |||||||||| | |
Poor | Excellent | |
Recommended to Other Students | |||||||||||||||||||| | |
No | Yes |
Comments:
"Visiting Montréal for four months has changed me and my outlook to life. Montréal is a unique city full of culture and art, as it is a home to many people from different ethnicities and nationalities. I loved walking/cycling around and exploring the city and its beautiful architecture."
"My exchange at HEC Montréal was definitely the best experience of my undergraduate studies."
"One thing to note is that HEC attracts a lot of international students, especially from France."